Cinder-proof cap or cover.



No. 654,953. Patented .luly 3|, l900.

R. S. CUDDIHY.

OINDER PROOF CAP OR COVER.

(Application filed Dec. 23, 1899.)

(No Model.)

Y m v n o u C a D R A u m R \NTN 5555.

H A-r I'ORN EYS,

THE NpRRIS PEI'ERS (20., PHOYD-LITNO., WASHINGTON. D. C.

UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

RICHARD S: C'UDDIHY, OF STwPAUL, MINNESOTA.

ClNDER-PROOF CAP OR COVER.-

SPECIFICATION forming partof Iietters Patent No. 654,953, dated July 31, 1900.

Application filed December 23, 1899. Serial No. 741,354. (No model.)

To all whom it may concern. a

Be it known that LRIGH-ARDS. CUDDIHY', of St. Paul, Ramsey county, Minnesota, have invented certain 'new and useful Improve ments in Cinder-Proof Caps or Covers, of which the following is a specification.

My invention relates todeflectors or cinder-proof devices adapted for use in connection with water-tanks of railwaycoaches,

where, particularly in certain classes of sleeping or parlor cars, the Water for flushing the closet and wash bowls is supplied from atank located in the top of the car. This tank is provided, usually, with an air inlet and outlet opening to permit it to be'filled or emptied at the bottom; butsaid opening also collects cinders, dirt, and dust, allowing them to enter the tank and work into and clog up the pipes and valves.

The object, therefore, of my invention is to provide means for thoroughly'excluding cin- I ders and dirt from the water-tank Without closing thevent or air inlet and outlet leading thereto, and also providing means for conveniently filling the tank from above.

The invention consists,generally,in providing a railway-coachwater-tank with a suitable filling-pipe and a combinedci'nder and dirt proof cap and vent having a suitable filling-opening.

Further, the invention consists in providing a screenless cinder-proof cap and vent having tortuous air-passages and a suitable filling-opening.

Further, the invention consists in providing the tank-pipe with a cinder-proof cap or deflector having a telescoping section which while normally stationary'in the pipe has a limited vertical movement with respect thereto for convenience in filling the tank.

Further, "the invention consists in various constructions and combinations, all as ere; inafter described, and particularly pointed out in the claims.

In the accompanying drawings, forming part of this specification, Figure 1 is a vertical sectional view of the tank-pipe with my invention attached thereto; its" elevated position being indicated by dotted lines. Fig. 2 is a similar-section. taken on a line substantially at right angles to" the section-line of Fig. 1. Figi3 is a perspective of a portion "In the drawings, 2 represents'the roof of the car, throughwhich projects the pipe 3, usually of sheet metal and of'suitable size for fillingthe'tank conveniently. This pipe is secured to the roof of the car and also at its lower end to the tank within an opening providedin its walls, as indicated in Figs. 1 and 2. At the top of the pipe is a ring 4., having an annular groove 5 to receive the upper end of the pipe secured therein by screws 6 or in any'other suitable way. The inner surface of this ring is flared or inclined from the bottom toward the top, and forms a close joint with the surface of a preferably-tapered pipesection 7, telescoping within the pipe 3 and having an open lower end and a preferably convex head or cap 8 at its upper end, preferablyintegral therewith, said head having an overhanging edge or flange 8 resting upon the upper edge of the ring 4 and effectually closing the joint between the ring and ta pered pipe against the passage of any dirt or cinder-s. K A

1 Atthe lower end of the pipe-section at intervals on its circumference I provide three lugs or studs 9, two of which may be formed integrally with the pipe, while the third is riveted or otherwise secured in position after thepipe 7 has been inserted Within the ring before it' is secured on the pipe. The pipe 7, fitting within the ring 4 and tapering from top to bottom, will be spaced from the walls ofthe'pipe3, and the lugs 9, extending into this space, will permit the tapered pipe to be raised untilsaid lugs engage the ring 4:.

I To permit the end of a hose to be inserted ;into' the pipe 3 when it is desired to fill the tank, I provide a longitudinal slot 10 in the walls of the tapered pipe-section 7, said slot being of sufficient length to permit the ready insertion of the hose when the pipe or te1e scoping section isr'aised and the sl'otexposed.

In order that the air may pass freely through the pipe 3 into or from the and permit the water to be drawn therefrom or'the tank to be filled from the bottom, I provide holes 11, preferably two in number, in the head 8,

and over said holes I arrange curved shields 12, preferably of sheet metal, and between them provide a narrow space or slot 13,throu gh which the air passes under the shields, and.

thence through the holes 11 into thetankl I provide a series of studs 14 on the capS,

preferably integral therewitlnhaving thread- -ed holes to receive screws 15 on a cover or hood 16,-and by meansof which'the cover is secured to the top ofthe tapered pipe-sec tion. This cover, also preferably conical-in form, has a knob 17. and a depending flange. 17 projecting down over and around the" row space or opening between the shields and willpass down and out under the rear edge ,of the, cover; butwhile the cinders and dirt will not follow the winding tortuous passage intoithetank theair will freely circulate therein, permitting the tank to be filled from the bottom-or emptied by gravity.

The cover 16', the tapered telescoping secti'on and; its head or end cap, and the ring 4 are "preferably made of malleable castings and require but little finishing toadapt them for-attachment to eachother and to the top of the tank-pipe. The "device being entirely screenless there r are no parts to -wear out or need renewal.

The :cover lfi-besides cooperating with the curved surfacesbeneath to deflect cinders and .dirtwill-also shed sleet and snow, preventing the air-passage and tank-pipe from filling up with ice in cold weather.

, To fillthetank, the telescoping section is raised untilthe opening therein is exposed to,

Whenthe hose is pulledvout,said-section will fall back into and tightly close the top of the tank-pipe.

The construction of the device may be modified in various ways by any one skilled in'the art, and I therefore do not wish to be .confined to the details herein set forth.

7 Having thus described" my invention, I claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent- I 1. A railway-carprovided with a watertank' having a filling and vent pipe leading through' the' roof ofthe car, in combination,

- with a self-closing gravity-held cap or cover for said pipe, said cap having a tank-filling hole in its side and a tapered surface to engage acorresponding surface 'of-the pipe, whereby a wedgingisformed therewith, and said cap being adapted to be lifted to expose said filling-hole, substantially as described.

2. -A railway coach provided with a watertank having a filling or vent pipe leading through thereof of the. car, in combination, with a perforated headfitting over said pipe and normally forming a close joint therewith butha ing a vertical movement with respect thereto, a cover or hoodprovided on said head and tortuous air-passages provided between said hood and said head and leading through the perforations in said head to said pipe and tank, substantially as described. 7 V

' 3..A' railway-car providedcwith a water- --t-ank having a filling and vent pipe leading through the roof of the car, in combination, with'a "self-:closing'gravity-held'cap or cover Tforis'aid pipe, 'said capbeinghollow and'having a tank-filling hole in its side and adapted hole, substantiallyas described.

' 4; In a railway passenger-coach, having a water-tank provided with a pipe leading outside the car through which the tankmay be filled, a cinder-proof deflector orcapprovided on said pipe and having'a section telescoping with said pipe, for' the purpose specified.-

5. In a railway passenger-coach, havinga water-tank provided with a pipe extending outside the car, a screenless cinder deflector or cap provided on said pipe and a section telescoping with said pipe, substantially as described. g

' 6.; In a railway passenger-coach, having a water-tank, a pipe connected with s'aidtank and extending outside the car, a cinder deflector or cap on said pipe and having a section telescoping therewith and provided with a tortuous air-passage leading to said sectio and pipe, for the purpose specified; 7. In a railway passenger-coach, having a water-tank provided with a piperextending therefrom through the roof of the-car, a screenless cinder proof cap ordeflector on said pipe and provided with a section telescoping there- ,with, and saiddeflector or section having a limited vertical movement withrespect to said pipe, for the purpose specified. i I

8. In a railway passenger-coach, having a gravity water-tank provided with a pipe extending outside the car, a cinder-proof deflector having a slotted section telescoping said pipe, said deflector and section being vertically movable with respect to said pipe, and means for limiting their vertical movement, substantially as described. 1 f

9. In a -railway passenger-coach, having a tending outside the car, aring on-said'gpipe, a cinder-proof deflector having a slotted pipesection telescoping saidpipe and ring and vertically movable with respect thereto; and a lug provided on said section and engaging said ring whensaid'section is raised, for the purpose specified.

ing a slotted pipe-section having a tapered surface, a ring having a flared oppositelyinclined surface to engage said tapered surface, a flanged head for said pipe resting upon said ring and having perforations, shields for "to be lifted to permit access to said filling.-

gravity water-tank provided with a-pipe ex- 10. A screenless cinder-deflector, compris- 7 said perforations, a cover or hood for said' convenient access to said hole, substantially as described.

12. In a railway-car, the combination, with a water-tank having a filling and vent pipe extending through the roof of the car, of a soreenless cap or cover for said pipe com prising a head having the perforations 11, the

shields 12 provided over said perforations, a space being provided between said shields to permit the circulation of air beneath the same and through the said perforations, and a hood or cover provided over said head and having its edges overhanging the edges of said head and spaced from the same, substantially as described.

13. A railway-car provided with a watertank having afilling and vent pipe leading through the roof of the car, in combination with a self-closing gravity-held cap or cover for said pipe, said cap having a tank-filling hole in its side exposed by the lifting of said cap, a ring provided on said pipe and whereon said cap normally rests, and a lug provided on said cap and adapted to engage said ring and limit the vertical movement of said cap, substantially as described.

14. A railway-car provided with a watertank having a filling and vent pipe leading through the roof of the car, in combination, with a self-closin g gravity-held cap or cover for said pipe, said cap having a tortuous air passage or vent and a tank-filling opening and being adapted to be lifted to permit access to said opening, substantially as described.

15. A railway-car, provided with a watertank having a filling and vent pipe leading through the roof of the car, in combination, with a self-closing gravity-held cap or cover telescoping with said pipe and provided in its top with tortuous air-passages, said cap being adapted to be lifted to permit filling of said tank and means for limiting the vertical movement of said cap, snbstantiallyas described.

16. A railway-car, provided with a watert-ank having a filling and vent pipe leading through the roof of the car, in combination, with a self-closing gravity-held cap or cover adapted to drop into said pipe, said cap having a tortuous air vent opening or passageand a tapered side surface to engage a correspond ing surface of the pipe whereby a wedging Water and dust tight joint is formed and said cap being adapted to be lifted to permit the filling of said tank, and means for limiting the vertical movement of said cap, substantially as described.

In witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand this 18th day of December, 1899.

RICHARD S. CUDDIHY.

In presence of- O. G. HAWLEY, RICHARD PAUL. 

